GlobalTimes: A star is Shawn
Although he has established himself playing many of the coolest characters in cinema, be it a cop, assassin or bodyguard, 29-year-old Shawn Yue says he is most comfortable when singing, a passion and profession he left behind over five years ago.

Two of the giants of Asian cinema will be honored with major kudos at the Hong Kong Intl. Film Festival next week -- Kim Dong-ho, founding director of the Pusan film fest, and Hong Kong pioneer Raymond Chow.

Doris Yeung’s debut feature -- part murder mystery, part family drama and part meditation on the ambiguity of the American dream — contains enough interesting elements to mark her as a filmmaker to watch.

NYTimes “The Butcher, the Chef and the Swordsman,” a dizzying period pop extravaganza from China, explodes with brio. Directed by Wuershan, a veteran of commercials who is making his feature debut, the film ricochets in a breakneck delirium from ham-fisted comedy to solemn revenge drama to antic martial-arts thriller, a crazy quilt of energy and style.

Gordon Chan will soon start shooting The Four Marshals. The cast includes Deng Chao, Liu Yi-Fei, Ronald Cheng and Collin Chou. The story has been filmed many times for film and television and promises to be cold-blooded, action-oriented and heartless. (Sina)

Restored

Joey Wang, Leslie Cheung

A Chinese Fairy Tale

The original version of A Chinese Ghost Story directed by Tony Ching Siu-Tung has been restored and will be re-released on April 10 according to Ng See-Yuen. He had hoped to release it on April 1, the anniversary of Leslie's death, but it was not possible. The new version, A Chinese Fairy Tale, by Wilson Yip will be released around the same time. Joey Wang has been invited to attend the premiere. Ng See-Yuen also tried to invite Joey but said that he could not locate her. (Sina), 2

(Mar.17) Wong Jing held a victory banquet to celebrate the success of Men Suddenly in Love.

A few days ago, a Hong Kong magazine published a photo of Hong Kong actor Raymond Lam and his ex-lover, Chinese model Pan Shuang Shuang, sleeping on the same bed.

"I'm very sorry if the photos caused him (Raymond) inconvenience. I was once very serious about him and am very sad that the relationship did not work out. I know people will think I'm using him, but I'm feeling horrible too," Shuang Shuang admitted.